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Question for Department for Business and Trade

UIN 10070, tabled on 17 January 2024

Question

Jessica Morden
Labour
Newport East
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions she has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Wales and (b) her Japanese counterpart on the geographical indication status of Welsh food and drink products in Japan.

Answer

Greg Hands
Conservative
Chelsea and Fulham
Commons

Answered on

22 January 2024

The department is working closely with Japanese officials to agree a date for entry into force of the necessary amendments to the UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, at which point the first tranche of British products will join the seven Geographical Indications (GIs) already in our agreement in receiving protected status. The Secretary of State discussed this process with her counterpart at the Joint Committee in Japan in October 2023.

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